Quote Originally Posted by raporter View Post
A point to ponder. Thinking of the Arizona situation. If there must be a legitimate reason to pull you over on a roadway why wouldn't the same thing apply on water?
Because of a law known as "14 US Code Section 89" which authorizes the Coast Guard to board any vessel in US waters at any time, without the need for probable cause:
http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/uscode/14/I/5/89